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Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problems

Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problems

Over the weekend the federal government announced major changes to its A$2.3 billion home battery subsidy program. The changes include nearly A$5 billion in extra funding and adjustments to the financial support provided for different-sized…

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Oil rises as Venezuelan supply disruptions outweigh surplus concerns

Oil rises as Venezuelan supply disruptions outweigh surplus concerns

Oil rises as Venezuelan supply disruptions outweigh surplus concerns by : Reuters Source link

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Why big shops are trying to sell you a glamorous Christmas

Why big shops are trying to sell you a glamorous Christmas

In the dark months of winter, the warm glow of Christmas fairy lights and flickering candles brings some welcome atmospheric respite. And that atmosphere is something many retailers try to capture as they tempt shoppers…

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male dolphins with close friends age more slowly

male dolphins with close friends age more slowly

For more than 40 years, researchers in Shark Bay, Western Australia, have been watching the lives of a very unusual group of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). The male dolphins in this group form one…

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Ukraine’s Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack

Ukraine’s Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack

Ukraine’s Odesa suffers major blackouts after Russian attack by : Reuters Source link

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Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment – new research

Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment – new research

Farmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical fertiliser to increase their harvest. But new research suggests that there are alternatives that…

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Norway’s central bank latest to disavow CBDC

Norway’s central bank latest to disavow CBDC

Norges Bank has announced it will not be introducing a retail or wholesale central bank digital currency, at least for now.  The governor of Norway’s central bank, Ida Wolden Bache, said on December 10 that…

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Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying

Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying

The Australian Federal government’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act, commonly referred to as the “social media ban”, is now in effect. In the months leading up to the ban, there have been…

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From cloud to agentic AI: How oil & gas is accelerating its digital shift

From cloud to agentic AI: How oil & gas is accelerating its digital shift by : Investing.com Source link

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Unions have been in decline in the UK for 50 years. A new law could begin to reverse that trend

Unions have been in decline in the UK for 50 years. A new law could begin to reverse that trend

The UK’s employment rights bill will usher in major changes for workers from April 2026. But beyond promising improved rights for employees over unfair dismissal and sick pay, one of the most controversial aspects of…

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